Hikari Mitsushima marries director Yuya Ishii

The management agency of actress Hikari Mitsushima (24) announced that she and director Yuya Ishii (27) just got married. The two filed their marriage registration on Monday.

The sudden announcement led Mitsushima’s agency to clarify that she is not pregnant, and she plans to continue with her acting. Although no details about their relationship have been disclosed, it may have started when Mitsushima starred in Ishii’s award-winning film “Kawa no Soko Kara Konnichiwa” (also known as “Sawako Decides”) last year.

Both Mitsushima and Ishii are rising stars in their respective fields. Mitsushima started out at a young age as a member of the musical group Folder (which later became Folder5), then moved into acting in 2005. Besides “Kawa no Soko Kara Konnichiwa,” she has appeared in many movies and dramas, including Sion Sono’s “Ai no Mukidashi” (“Love Exposure”) and the second “Bloody Monday” television series.

Meanwhile, Ishii has already earned acclaim and several awards as a director, with films like “Hangyaku Jiro no Koi” and the aforementioned “Kawa no Soko Kara Konnichiwa.” He recently began working on his latest film, titled “Azemichi no Dandy.”